Grocery store owner fined $10K for opening on Good Friday

The owner of a Winnipeg grocery store chain is vowing to fight back against a $10,000 fine he received for opening on Good Friday.

A government spokesperson told CTV News in April the Retail Businesses Holiday Closing Act prohibits retail and businesses from opening to the public on defined holidays, including Good Friday and Easter Sunday, and the act applies to all businesses except exceptions under the act.

Groceries stores are not specifically listed, and unless a retail business is listed, it cannot be open.

Some businesses that are listed and allowed to be open include restaurants, pharmacies and laundromats.